Synopses & Reviews
Completely revised and updated, this new edition reflects major changes that have occurred on the AP World History exam since Fall 2011.
Two full-length model exams with answer keys Detailed advice on answering the comparative essay question Strategies for answering the test's multiple-choice and document-based questions A review of world history, from the foundations of civilization circa. 8000 B.C. to world cultures of the twenty-first century Reflects the 9 Historical Thinking Skills required by the College Board An enclosed CD-ROM presenting two additional practice tests with automatic scoring.
System Requirements:
Microsoft® Windows®
Processor: Intel Pentium 4 2.33GHz,Athlon 64 2800+ or faster processor
(or equivalent).
Memory: 128MB of RAM. Graphics Memory: 128MB. Platforms:Windows 7, Windows Vista®,
Windows XP, Windows Server® 2008,
Windows Server 2003.
MAC® OS X
Processor: Intel Core™ Duo1.33GHz or faster processor.
Memory: 256MB of RAM. Graphics Memory: 128MB. Platforms: Mac OS X 10.6, Mac OS X 10.5,Mac OS X 10.4 (Intel) and higher.
Linux® and Solaris™
Processor: Intel Pentium 4 2.33GHz,AMD Athlon 64 2800+
or faster processor (or equivalent).
Memory: 512MB of RAM. Graphics Memory: 128MB. Platforms:Red Hat® Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5
or later, openSUSE® 11 or later,
Ubuntu 9.10 or later.
Solaris: Solaris™ 10.
Table of Contents
Barron's Essential 5
INTRODUCTION
How to Use This Book
The Advanced Placement Examination in
World History: An Overview
Historical Thinking Skills
Multiple-Choice Question Strategies
Free-Response (Essay) Questions: General Tips
Document-Based Question Strategies
Continuity and Change-Over-Time
Essay Question Strategies
Comparative Essay Question Strategies
UNIT ONE: TECHNOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL
TRANSFORMATIONS (8000 B.C.E.-600 B.C.E.)
Unit Overview
1 Big Geography and the Peopling of the Earth
2 The Neolithic Revolution and Early Agricultural Societies
3 The Development and Interactions of Early Agricultural, Pastoral, and Urban Societies
Unit One: Review Questions
UNIT TWO: ORGANIZATION AND REORGANIZATION
OF HUMAN SOCIETIES (600 B.C.E.-600 C.E.)
Unit Overview
4 The Development and Codification of Religious and Cultural Traditions
5 The Development of States and Empires
6 Emerging Transregional Networks of Communication and Exchange
Unit Two: Review Questions
UNIT THREE: REGIONAL AND TRANSREGIONAL
INTERACTIONS (600-1450)
Unit Overview
7 Europe During the Middle Ages and the Renaissance
8 Islam in the Middle East and Africa
9 China, Japan, and East Asia
10 South and Southeast Asia
11 The Mongol Empires
12 Sub-Saharan Africa
13 The Americas
Unit Three: Review Questions
UNIT FOUR: GLOBAL INTERACTIONS (1450-1750)
Unit Overview
14 Europe: Reformation, Absolutism, and Enlightenment
15 The Western Campaign of Exploration and Colonization
16 Islamic Empires in the Middle East and North Africa
17 China, Japan, and East Asia
18 South and Southeast Asia
19 Sub-Saharan Africa
20 The Americas as "New World"
Unit Four: Review Questions
UNIT FIVE: INDUSTRIALIZATION AND GLOBAL
INTEGRATION (1750-1900)
Unit Overview
21 The Europeans at Home: Revolution, Reaction,and Reform
22 Industrialization and Worldwide Economic Trends
23 The Europeans Abroad: Imperialism, Nationalism, and Foreign Policy
24 The Middle East
25 China and Japan
26 India and Southeast Asia
27 Sub-Saharan Africa
28 Revolution and Consolidation in Northand South America
Unit Five: Review Questions
UNIT SIX: ACCELERATING GLOBAL CHANGE AND REALIGNMENTS
(1900 to Present)
Unit Overview
29 World War I
30 The Twenty Years' Crisis: The World During the Interwar Period
31 World War II and the Holocaust
32 The Cold War
33 Divergent Forms of Development in the Postwar World, 1945-1991
34 Social Developments, Cultural Changes, and Intellectual Trends
35 Integration or Fragmentation? Globalism in the Late Twentieth and EarlyTwenty-First Centuries
Unit Six: Review Questions
MODEL AP WORLD HISTORY TESTS
Model Test 1
Model Test 2
Appendix: Map of Selected World Regions
Index